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Matt Davies
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Matt Davies' header was the game-winner at UH-Hilo.
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Winner Chaminade CUH-MS (5-10, 4-7)
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Hawaii-Hilo UHH-MS (6-9-2, 4-6-1)
Winner
Chaminade CUH-MS
(5-10, 4-7)
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Final
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Hawaii-Hilo UHH-MS
(6-9-2, 4-6-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Chaminade CUH-MS 2 1 3
Hawaii-Hilo UHH-MS 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Davies’ Header Gives ’Swords Win in Hilo

HILO, Hawai'i – The remarkable rise of the Chaminade University men's soccer team continued Thursday as they downed Hawai'i-Hilo, 3-2, Thursday at UH-Hilo Baseball Stadium.
 
Senior defender Matt Davies broke a 2-2 deadlock with a header off Austin Bush's corner kick on the 79th minute to give the Silverswords the dramatic win.
 
Chaminade, which set a program record for wins in a single season Saturday, continued to add on to their win total with their fifth victory of the season. The Silverswords are 5-10 on the season and 4-7 in the Pacific West Conference. The Vulcans fell to 6-9-2 and 4-6-1.
 
Rene Mejia, making his third consecutive start, made three saves in picking up his second win of the year. The loss went to Erick Lemus.
 
Chaminade got on the board first on Nicolas Ferro's goal in the 11th minute, his fifth of the season. UH-Hilo tied it in the 31st minute, but the Swords responded just three minutes later on James Meaney's first goal of the year on a Lukas Pousset assist, giving Chaminade a 2-1 lead at the half.
 
In the second half, the Vulcans tied it in the 78th minute, but again, the Swords quickly worked the ball downfield to set up the corner kick from Bush – the only corner attempted by the Silverswords in the game – setting up Davies' heroics.
 
"Once again I am very proud of the boys' effort," Silverswords head coach Zach Kingsley said. "We are taking the lessons we learn into each game and executing our game plans.
 
"Today, we were tested late but stayed positive against a strong opponent and got the game-winner. Big plays were made by our goal keeper, Rene, and big goals from Nico, James and especially the winner by our captain, Matt. It was a great team effort all around and the boys deserve to have this success."
 
The evenly-played game saw both teams take an equal number of shot attempts (8) and saves (3).
 
The Swords return home for their season finale on Saturday when they face BYU-Hawai'i at Saint Louis Field with kickoff scheduled for 12 p.m. The team will honor seniors Davies, Trevor Freeman, Tyler Kochi and Dayton Sato following the game.
 
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